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Last year, the Google+ team decided to integrate multi-person video into their efforts.
They had a small committed team that was crazy enough to believe this was possible,
and Google+ Hangouts was born. You can now video chat with anyone, anywhere,
even from the Great Barrier Reef. It was the same with driverless cars, which we
started on in 2008. Today we have driven over 200,000 miles, and Steve Mahan, who
is legally blind, recently took a drive in one of them. So the one-sentence summary
of how to change the world… work on something that is uncomfortably exciting!
Today the opportunities are greater than ever. Things we used to think were magic,
we now take for granted: the ability to get a map instantly, to fi nd information quickly
and easily, to choose any video from millions on YouTube rather than just a few TV
channels. People are buying more devices and using them more because technology
is playing an increasingly important role in our lives. I believe that by producing
innovative technology products that touch people deeply, we will enable you to do
truly amazing things that change the world. It’s a very exciting time to be at Google,
and I take the responsibility I have to all of you very seriously.
Larry Page
CEO and Co-Founder
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